Then Job answered:
Job here recommends himself, both his case and his discourse, both what he suffered and what he said, to the compassionate consideration of his friends. 1. That which he entreats of them is very fair, that they would suffer him to speak (Job 21:3) and not break in upon him, as Zophar had done, in the midst of his discourse.
Commenting on Job 21:1-6
But Job answered and said. In reply to what Zophar had asserted, concerning the prosperity of the wicked being only for a short time, Job 20:5; the contrary to which he most clearly proves, and that in many instances their prosperity continues as long as they live; that they die in it, and it is enjoyed by their posterity after them.
This [is] the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God. (r) Thus God will plague the wicked. (s) Against God, thinking to excuse himself, and to escape God's hand.